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They can now wait to see if Benfica (50) and Sporting (43)can maintain the status quo this weekend, with wins over Setubal and Belenenses respectively. Os Encarnados disposed of Setubal in midweek to reach the Taça de Liga (League Cup) final and must ...

As well as having it's name behind one of European football's biggest clubs Manchester City, Abu Dhabi now looks set to have its name in front of one of the world's most emblematic stadiums – the Santiago Bernabeu. The Arab Emirate that has bankrolled ...

After its first loss since last season, the Premier League leader faces a Portuguese side in need of victory. Chelsea will aim to recover from seeing its unbeaten start to 2014-15 end when it hosts Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League.

Jose Mourinho's side looks to bounce back from an unsatisfying result in their first group match. Sporting Lisbon hosts Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League looking to maintain its superb home record in continental competition. It will not be an easy ...

The Lisbon side have only beaten them once in their last 6 meetings in all competitions – a 4-0 win in 2013 that saw Adrien Silva and Fredy Montero score penalties in the process – all the other matches, curiously enough, ended in Academica's favour: 1 ...

Sporting Lisbon will be out for revenge in the UEFA Champions League after suffering a contentious defeat to Schalke a fortnight ago. Marco Silva's Sporting appeared to be on course for a hard-earned point in Gelsenkirchen on Oct. 21, until defender ...

Roberto Di Matteo will look to build on his opening win as Schalke boss against the Portuguese side. Julian Draxler warned that Schalke will only improve as it comes to grips with Roberto Di Matteo's style, ahead of Sporting Lisbon's visit. The former ...

James Phillips, 22, will become the youngest ever manager in the FA Cup's 143-year history on Saturday when he takes charge of Romsey Town against Fareham Town. The youngster got hooked on the computer game Football Manager as a teenager, and ...

The Primeira Liga made a drab return from its mid-season break as Belenenses and Academica shared a goalless draw in Lisbon. ... Miguel Rosa sent a 40th minute free-kick wide for Belenenses - a rare moment to interest a sparse home crowd. The result ...

Staged at the cozy home of Os Belenenses on Lisbon's west end neighborhood of Belem -- well out of the eyesight of the downtown -- there is no chatter about the game whatsoever on the streets. No major Portuguese sports paper has printed a word about ...